Transcript Special Dietary Requirements

Special Dietary Requirements
What are they?
There are a wide range of special dietary
requirements that need to be catered for
in the hospitality industry.
 Vegetarian
 Vegan
 No Red Meat
 Diabetic
 Coeliac - No Gluten
 Lactose Intolerant
 Nut Allergies
 Allergies
Vegetarian Diets
 Most common dietary requirement
 differ between individuals.
 All vegetarians abstain from meat but some may eat
seafood, dairy and eggs.
 some lean more towards veganism, refusing all animal
by-products including honey and butter.
 Meat substitutes such as quorn and tofu are widely
available use with plenty of spices and vegetables,
 Middle eastern, Mexican and Mediterranean foods are
easy to give a vegetarian twist.
 Hearty soups, burritos, falafels and hummus are
universally loved vegetarian dishes
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http://www.entertainmentexpert.co.uk/GuestsDietaryRequirements.html
Vegan
Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do
not use other animal products and byproducts such as eggs, dairy products,
honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics,
and soaps derived from animal products.
People choose to be vegan for health,
environmental, and/or ethical reasons.
Common Vegan Foods
Oatmeal, stir-fried vegetables, cereal,
toast, orange juice, peanut butter on whole
wheat bread, frozen fruit desserts, lentil
soup, salad bar items like chickpeas and
three bean salad, dates, apples, macaroni,
fruit smoothies, popcorn, spaghetti,
vegetarian baked beans, guacamole,
chili...
Vegans also eat
Tofu lasagna, homemade pancakes
without eggs, hummus, eggless cookies,
soy ice cream, tempeh, corn chowder, soy
yogurt, rice pudding, fava beans, banana
muffins, spinach pies, oat nut burgers,
falafel, corn fritters, French toast made
with soy milk, soy hot dogs, vegetable
burgers, pumpkin casserole, scrambled
tofu, seitan.
When eating out vegans could choose…
Pizza without cheese, Chinese moo shu
vegetables, Indian curries and dahl,
eggplant dishes without the cheese, bean
tacos without the lard and cheese
(available from Taco Bell and other
Mexican restaurants), Middle Eastern
hummus and tabouli, Ethiopian injera (flat
bread) and lentil stew, Thai vegetable
curries...
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http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/vegan.htm
Diabetic-special dietary restrictions
 Diabetes can be better managed through healthy
eating, combined with regular physical activity and
weight control. No special diets are required.
 recommended to follow a healthy eating plan
based on high fibre carbohydrate foods such as
wholegrain breads and cereals, vegetables and
fruit.
 Limit fat intake, especially saturated fat.
 Choose foods low in salt
 consume only moderate amounts of sugars and
food containing added sugars.
http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Diabetes_and_healthy_eating
Gluten Free - special dietary
requirements for coeliac disease
 A gluten-free special dietary requirements diet is
paramount to people who suffer from coeliac
disease or dermatitis herpetiformis (a gluten
induced skin sensitivity).
 gluten is a mixture of proteins (glutenin and
gliadin) found in some cereals, particularly
wheat
 gliadin component of gluten is responsible for
coeliac disease.
Gluten Free Requirements - coeliac
disease
gluten-free special dietary requirements
diet is not the same as a wheat-free diet,
some gluten-free foods are not wheat free.
 it is still unknown how or exactly why
gluten harms the gut.
complete avoidance of all foods made
from or containing wheat, rye, barley and
usually, oats.
Wheat Free special dietary
requirements
 wheat is an allergen which can be either
ingested or inhaled.
 symptoms associated with wheat allergies are
tiredness, depression, bloating, diarrhoea and
mouth ulcers.
 wheat free foods are available, such as bread,
pizzas, pastas, pastries and even steak pie – it
is possible to enjoy the alternatives and be safe
with special dietary requirements.
Wheat Free special dietary
requirements
 avoid such associated foods, like bread crumbs, bran,
cereal extract, cereal protein, couscous, bulgar or bulgur
wheat, cracker meal, enriched flour, gluten, semolina
wheat, high protein flour, malt, malt vinegar, starch, rusk,
baking powder.
 care is taken when choosing gelonized starch, spelt,
kamut, anything from the Triticum family, modified food
starch, modified starch, hyrolised starch, soy sauce,
vegetable gum or vegetable starch, MSG, citric acid,
mustard powder, beer, ale and root beer, malted milk,
dextrins, miso, suet.
 http://www.recipestocook.com/Diets/special%20dietary%20requirements.htm
Egg Free special dietary requirements
 allergy to eggs can cause a variety of symptoms
such as gastrointestinal discomfort, skin rash,
hives, and breathing difficulties.
 in serious cases, life threatening reactions
called anaphylaxis.
 must ensure that food labels are carefully read
to ensure that the individual knows what
products may contain eggs or egg byproducts,
such as globulin, livetin, mayonnaise, meringue,
lysozyme,ovalbumin, ovomucin, ovomucoid and
ovovitellinor.
Lactose Intolerant
 a type of food intolerance - inadequate amounts
of the lactase enzyme available to break down
lactose- the disaccharide in milk –into glucose
and galactose
 Management involves firstly finding the lactose
dose that the person can tolerate without
symptoms,
 Secondly maintaining a balanced diet which
provides adequate amounts of calcium and
other nutrients provided by dairy foods.
Dairy Free Diet
The aim of the Dairy-Free Diet is to
eliminate major and minor sources of dairy
foods and their derivatives in order to
prevent symptoms of the food intolerance
or allergy from occurring
A dairy intolerance or allergy is often
implicated in eczema, sinusitis, rhinitis,
headache, migraine, asthma and digestive
disturbances.
DIET SHOULD BE ADEQUATE IN CALCIUM
 The following non-dairy foods are good sources of
calcium:
1. Soy products. Use soy milk (fortified with calcium),
soy-based yoghurts and tofu ice-cream.
2. Fish with soft, edible bones such as sardines, herrings
and tinned salmon.
3. Green vegetables such as Chinese greens, kale and
broccoli.
4. Almonds, brazil nuts, sunflower and sesame seeds.
5. Baked beans.
6. Calcium-fortified cereals and bread (check labels).
DIET SHOULD ELIMINATE
 1. Dairy (animal) milk in all forms - whole, skim/skimmed,
modified milk, evaporated and condensed milk, milk
powder, non-fat milk solids, whey, buttermilk.
2. Cream, ice-cream, yoghurt, custard, dairy desserts,
mousses, cheesecakes, milk chocolate.
3. Cheese, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, cream
cheese, cheese spreads, cheese slices, cheeseflavoured snack foods, milk-based sauces, mornays.
4. Butter and margarine (small amounts of milk protein).
NOTE: Check all food labels for ingredients derived from
animal’s milk such as whey, non-fat milk solids, casein,
caseinate. Some people may be able to tolerate goat’s
milk but often this contains the same allergenic proteins
as cow’s milk.
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http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health/reference/20082008/dairy-free-diet/index.html
Nut Allergy
 Allergic reaction to nuts can progress rapidly to
anaphylaxis. Peanut allergy is responsible for
more deaths than any other type of allergy.
 strictly avoiding nuts, including peanuts and tree
nuts like cashews and walnuts, and food
containing nuts is the only way to prevent a
reaction
 it is not always easy to avoid these foods since
many unsuspecting products contain nuts.
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http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/nut-allergy
Examples of peanut and tree-nut products
and foods that may contain them, include:
Peanut Products
Cold-pressed or expressed
peanut oil
Peanut-Containing
Ingredients
Tree Nuts
Tree Nut-Containing
Ingredients
Nut-Containing
Foods
Hydrolyzed plant protein
Almonds
Marzipan / almond paste
Ground nuts
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Brazil nuts
Nougat
Mixed nuts
Cashews
Artificial nuts
Chex mix
Chestnuts
Nut butters (such as cashew
butter and almond butter)
Artificial nuts
Peanut butter
Peanut flour
Filberts
Nougat
Nut oil
Hazelnuts
Hickory nuts
Macadamia nuts
Nut paste (such as almond
paste)
Nut extracts (such as almond
extract)
African, Chinese, Thai, and
other ethnic dishes
Cookies, candy, pastries,
and other baked goods
Pecans
Grain breads
Pine nuts
Ice cream, frozen desserts
Pistachios
High-energy bars
Walnuts
Cereals and granola
Salad dressing
Marzipan
Common Food Allergens
 A food allergy is an immune system response to
a food that the body mistakenly believes is
harmful.
 Although an individual could be allergic to any
food, such as fruits, vegetables, and meats,
there are eight foods that account for 90% of all
food-allergic reactions. These are: milk, egg,
peanut, tree nut (walnut, cashew, etc.), fish,
shellfish, soy, and wheat.
 Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is
rapid in onset and may cause death.